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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Corporate Strategy by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About the Course

In this course you will learn how corporations create, capture, and maintain value, going beyond the management of a single line of business. It is thus a complement to (and should typically follow) a course on Business Strategy, which focuses on developing and sustaining competitive advantage for a single business unit. Here, you will be able to better understand and learn the tools to analyze and manage decisions from a corporate-level perspective, which emphasizes the management of multiple businesses and multiple stakeholders. Examples of such decisions include vertical integration, diversification, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, international expansion, global strategy, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. You will: • Understand how corporations create and capture value as multi-business enterprises. • Learn tools and frameworks to assess choices regarding corporate scope, corporate transactions and global strategy. • Learn to analyze complex business situations and develop coherent corporate strategies. • Understand the role of corporate governance and stakeholder management in modern companies. This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu....

Top reviews

AC

Sep 8, 2020

Fantastic Course. Great complement of the previous one. The professor is great. Learned a lot of new things which are directly applicable if you work within an organization. Highly recommended.

JR

Jul 29, 2018

Brilliant course, really well structured and presented. I particularly enjoyed the different videos which clearly give a more practical approach to the concepts taught during the course.

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By Viola B

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May 3, 2020

This course is amazing and very helpful to better understand the "world" of corporations. Superhappy

By Dinh T K H

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May 31, 2017

I felt quite difficult to catch up with the material. However, it's still good module to study.

By Elizabeth S

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May 24, 2020

This was by far the most educational, informative and challenging module in the course.

By Sourabh N

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Dec 28, 2016

Needs to structured a bit better.

Answers to discussions if provided will be very helpful and help analyse situations in the way instructor aims to.

The MIT Case readings, not 10min things, thos cases are all like 20 pages+!

By Juan P

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Jul 14, 2020

I think the course lack of quizzes and exams and also have a lack of practice examples. It is so interesting but I fell you need to work more on it.

By MARTY R

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Dec 1, 2020

I needed to refresh my capabilities for a new role that I had just taken. The online course structure provided a great method for stepping back into the classroom. The information provided during the course was easy to follow and structed in a way that helped build upon the previous weeks learnings, which was great for ensuring I had a firm grasp of the concepts. I appreciated the insight provided by the instructors. This is a great course for those first getting started in strategy or those wishing to retool their skillset.

By YVANA S S

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Aug 29, 2020

I can say that it is my first course at Coursera that I can enjoy. I like how professor Deepak Somaya taught us about corporate scope, corporate transaction and global business strategy. He bring some experts to enrich my understanding about learning materials. On the other hands, case study that was given to us also triggering. Fortunately, it much close to the industry where I work for so that it kind of another insight to me. Thanks to Coursera, I enjoy this course.

By Cyrus M

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Jun 19, 2021

This was yet another fantastic course from GIES! The incisive delianation of key principles that count for effective execution of corporate strategy is something that I have truly appreacited in this course. The rich and ispiring case studies (Uber, Starbucks & Walt Disney) also went to afford me a very fulfiling learning experience. Thank you Prof. Deepak Somaya for the lectures delivered with profound intellectual depth, palpable humility and simplicity.

By Piyush K

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May 28, 2023

This course was a very enriching experience for me where we explored the various key points and aspects of Corporate Strategy and dived into the field of business in such a way that it unlocked the creative mindset that most of us learners and beginners in this topic are lacking in current business environment and also encouraged gaining and sharing of such knowledge.

By Vincenzo C

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Nov 2, 2021

Fantastic course! This course specialization passionate me a lot. The topics of leadership principles, management and strategic leadership passionated me by several years. A big thanks to Coursera and Illinois University for this specialization. It is enlightening.

By Filippo M

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Dec 30, 2021

Vertical scope, horizontal one and M&A evaluation are very important topics. Both prof. Joe Mahoney and Deepak Somayaget this course up to date and applicable to daily job. Disney's business case is an excellent way of summarizing main topics.

By RISHABBANIRUD R

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Jul 31, 2020

Another well-structured course!. I followed up after completing the course on Business Strategy, again I was able to learn many new concepts and helped understand how corporations operate on a deeper level and why certain decisions are made.

By Joji F ( G P - O F

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Aug 30, 2020

a great course to get a better understanding of corporate strategy. it gives insights to public firms, shareholders, and stakeholders. I loved the content and especially the assignment which gave me the opportunity to see my strengths

By Germaine G S A

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Jul 9, 2020

I learned so much from this course. I was able to apply all my learnings asap on my current job. Thank you so much Professor Deepak and team for all that you do. More power!

By Gaddipati S

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Sep 1, 2020

I enjoyed watching videos made by the prof somaya and from this course I understood different strategies that firms can take to stay at the top in their businesses.

By krishnath s

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Jul 11, 2020

Great Course about the basic concepts needed to learn about corporate strategy! Highly recommend to people who are interested in obtaining the required concepts.

By Shashank J

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Aug 1, 2020

Really happy about the content of the course as it is recent and updated.

Case Studies are also interesting keeping in mind with the interests of present youth.

By Caiphus K M

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Aug 9, 2023

The lecturers and videos are explaining the content very well, and it is so easy to understand. I really learned how corporate businesses are run.

By IL G K

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Dec 29, 2020

It's a good lecture from an excellent professor. I'm satisfied. I'd like to recommend it to someone else. That's a good lecture.

By Gabriela C

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Apr 21, 2021

I really liked how the professors set up the lectures. They were very dynamic and I appreciate the current references.

By Deleted A

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Jan 24, 2023

Well structured course and excellently delivered, Prof Somaya soothing and impactful voice was ideal for the course.

By Basarabets A

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Aug 20, 2020

This course provided me with a multidimensional view of corporate strategy, made a lot of questions clear. Thanks!

By Alexandra T

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May 25, 2023

Really good course. As someone who did not study buiness earlier, I am amazed how engaging the subject is!

By David R H

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Aug 30, 2020

I really ejoyed this course. The professors were engagin and I consider that I learned something new.

By Umair P

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Jul 28, 2023

Excellent course material and great indepth understanding explanation regarding Corporate strategy